Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-13

SupPoSeO 10 De IN cOIIu6lOn will
1ioson. He was found late in the after
noon just before we sailed: was placed i,
tne warehouse with Gibson and his son.in
law, Assessor Hayseiden at the erear
mass meeting Thursday evening, not on,
p voice was raised in favor OF the King. TIL,
natives and all were against him, although
j. some of his
OLD FRIENDS PITIED HIN.
All were opposed to offering vic
/. lence to him. The natives. how
ever, were mostly against Gibson and con
sldered that he was the person responsible
Tor Kalakua's action. During the meeting
Thursday, a horde of Kanakas swarmed
around Gibson's house and shouted for
him to come out, but Gibson knew that it
would not be safe to show himself aud by
a secret message got word to the Homo
lulu rifles, and asked for protection. A
detachment OF rifles was sent Immediately
to the house and dispersed the crowd Of
natives. They did this more by moral
Iorce than any fear the natives had of them
Tor the natives were ten times their number
and were all armed. The natives had
taith in the rifles and believed that what
they did was for the benefit of everybody.
While all nationalities were presented in
such full revolt against the King Kalakaua,
the Americans were
PREDOMINANT IN THE q
assisted by English, French and Portuguese
residents. The speeches at the mass meet
ing at which the demands were made upon
the King were in Eoglish, with the excep-
ton OF two in the Hawaiian tongue. The
declarations, however, that the natives
were true to the King proved misleading,
as 1t was from their vengeance that Elk.
Minister Gibson seemed most to fear. The
meeting was presided over by P. G. Jones.
merchant at Honolulu, who addressed the
meeting in the following language:
l feel honored at being nominated as
chairman OF this, the largest and most
important meeting that has ever Assem-.
bled in this city. We have assembled in q
constitutional and propose to
conduct it in a constitutional manner. |
We are here for the purpose of asking for
good government, a thing we have not had, |
but which we earnestly desire. Represent |
atives of all nations are assembled here, |
and we can afford to conduct ourselves in |
a firm and digni6ed manner, because we
are firm and determined in what we ask.
William L. Green, also q merchant at
Honolulu, and named by the %populace for
prime minister in the cou, sc Of his remarks,
said the Government had ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
and that it wal necessars to demand and
it necessary fight for a constitutional
monarchy.
" A. KINNEY,
another speaker, said he would prefer to |
have the country independent, but that
the flag should be kept clean at all Hazards.
1--WE need" he said, "a new constitution.
The miserable rag we have does not afford
adequate representation to impose proper
restrictions nn0n tho n0wor nf tho fhrsno l
The Government will be reconstructed and
the King will have power as great as the
Queen OF Great Britain. He thought that
ought to be enough for him. If to his own
rights he wants to add the rights OF rs, 600
subjects he is not going to have them. A
revolution Of thought will be followed by a
revolution Of arms, as it always has been,
if our reasonable rights are not granted"
WHAT OTHERS SAID.
s. B. Dale, another speaker, said they
would give the King just one more chance
to reform and no more.
C. R. Bishop, a resident Of the island
since 1910, said the people must have con-
s%titutionai reform or fight.
l.. A. Thurston, a representative from
the Island of Molokai, born in Hawaii.
said the King in the past had tried to stay
revision by changing ministers, but that
now the people should only stop short of
q new constitution.
L. G. AbIes said the American flag was
what he wanted, but the Hawaiian flag
would suit him under a new constitution.
Hon. Cecil Brown said he was a
Hawaiian and while he was willing the King
should remain on the throne, it could only
be done under q new constitution. This
speaker said: "If Queen Victoria were to
act as badly as Kalakaua, she would not
live an hour"
and said that the people must declare open
war against the King if he refused their de-
WHEN THE COMMITTEE OF Is WAITED ON
THE KIM
they found him in an absolute state OF
t%repidation. His body guard had disap-
peared and there was 40 one to man any OF
the guns which had been taken into the
palace. The king said he would give an
answer at once to the demands OF the pop
ulace, but the committee desired a reply in
writing. The king then on the following
morning, July LIST, called upon the foreign
diplomatic representatives to assume dl-
rection OF affairs, but they declined. as al
ready stated, whereupon the reply OF the
king was forwarded to the committee Ut
ID. The arrest OF Walter MURRAY Gibson,
the deposed minister, occurred at ten
O'Clock on the morning of July LIST. Col.
v. v. Ashford, OF the Honolulu Ik'fes
made the arrest with a squad OF bis
troops. These troops acted as the royal
force, but on the first sign OF revolution
took sides with the constitutional party.
They number about 200, and are mainly
Americans and Englishmen. During the
night Gibson made an abortive attempt
to escape and had he accomplished bis de-
signs there is no doubt he would have
fallen into the hands OF the infuriated
populace. Gibson is an American AND
has been at Hawaii for nearly forty years.
His career is we'll known.
AN EXTRA EDITION OF THE GA
zETTE. !
issued on the day the Mariposa saile1. the
following mention is made OF the fallen
Minister: ut is a sad commentary on
this mans whole career to think thai he
has lived so long and escaped the gallows
in other lands to be captured BY the very
class he has laughed at and spurned IN tne
nast. hut who now have the whiphand OF
this mise, able apology for a human oe'ng,
and will see to it that justice is meted ouC
to him to the full extent. and who will also
compel him and his s%on.'n,law TO a'e as;ns'
which they succeeded in flching from the
public. It is a long laue that has no turn,
and it is pleasant to knHw that at TIN TINS n 0ISie
ha Va reached their goal and their power TO
do further mischief prostrated.'
LOOKING AFTER THEM.
Shortly after Ex-Minister Gibson ana
,,s son.;n.law Hayseldepe were imprisoned
in the warehouse, six mounted r,f'emen
and other guards were detailed to loo
after them. They ;y will be o,ds rs'i irom n's the
aaa nay committee. The ire'oi the popu,see
:;s''; :oassd against {. , Geo; W. sad ns s%nnas!'io N
Co., for bring;ns IN 10 f bolster up the Gibson
s sss;;sS e: q IT. s ;;%: Ti n, $ :ss v: p; =? 5 e.: :;
the the t,% dock ei wi with the Honolulu , Eiilss Ts wsfs
for a eight. When these re- % G;hsou faction
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